| Location | Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland |
| Geographic coordinates | 71 00 N, 8 00 W |
| Map references | Arctic Region |
| Area | total: 377 sq km land: 377 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 124.1 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| Climate | arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog |
| Terrain | volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg 2,277 lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m note: Beerenberg volcano has numerous peaks; the highest point on the volcano rim is named Haakon VII Toppen, after Norway's first king following the reestablishment of Norwegian independence in 1905 |
| Natural resources | none |
| Land use | agricultural land: 0% (2011 est.) other: 100% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (2012) |
| Natural hazards | dominated by the volcano Beerenberg volcanism: Beerenberg (2,227 m) is Norway's only active volcano; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985 |
| Geography - note | barren volcanic spoon-shaped island with some moss and grass flora; island consists of two parts: a larger northeast Nord-Jan (the spoon "bowl") and the smaller Sor-Jan (the "handle"), linked by a 2.5 km-wide isthmus (the "stem") with two large lakes, Sorlaguna (South Lagoon) and Nordlaguna (North Lagoon) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
